permit
Usage
What are other ways to say permit?
Both verbs that imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something, permit and allow are often interchangeable, but permit is the more positive of the two. Permit suggests formal or implied assent or authorization. Allow implies complete absence of an attempt, or even an intent, to hinder. Let is the familiar, conversational term for both allow and permit.
Example Sentences
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It has been seen by some as a potential indicator for whether the Church in Wales could permit same-sex marriages in the future.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
"The potentially dangerous harvester ants even permit the visitors to groom between their open jaws."
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
After Barron’s Live, we asked Katie to address several listener and other questions—about the Magnificent Seven stocks, the Dow Jones transports, and the Cboe Volatility Index—that time didn’t permit during the call.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
One grid-connection permit that would take months in normal times arrived in days, Agrawal said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
In Montgomery, Governor Wallace told a press conference that Alabama would not permit the march to take place, because it would tie up traffic on U.S.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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